The Rómulo Gallegos Municipality is one of the nine municipalities (municipios) that makes up the Venezuelan state of Cojedes and, according to the 2011 census by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, the municipality has a population of 18,297.[1] The town of Las Vegas is the municipal seat of the Rómulo Gallegos Municipality.[2] The municipality is one of a number in Venezuela named "Rómulo Gallegos Municipality", in honour of the writer Rómulo Gallegos.
Rómulo Gallegos Municipality
Municipio Rómulo Gallegos | |
|---|---|
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location in Cojedes | |
  Rómulo Gallegos Municipality Location in Venezuela | |
| Coordinates: 9°20′12″N 68°29′10″W / 9.3367°N 68.4861°W | |
| Country |  Venezuela |
| State | Cojedes |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Abraham Martin Lavado (VVC) |
| Area | |
• Total | 999.0 km2 (385.7 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 18,297 |
| • Density | 18.32/km2 (47.44/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (VET) |
| Area code(s) | 0258 |
Demographics
editThe Rómulo Gallegos Municipality, according to a 2007 population estimate by the National Institute of Statistics of Venezuela, has a population of 15,141 (up from 12,815 in 2000). This amounts to 5% of the state's population.[3] The municipality's population density is 20.88 inhabitants per square kilometre (54.1/sq mi).[4]
Government
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Venezuela: administrative units, extended". Archived from the original on 2016-03-15. Retrieved 2015-11-08.
- 1 2 http://www.ine.gob.ve/secciones/division/Cojedes.zip [permanent dead link]
- ↑ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/cojedes/cuadros/Poblacion5.xls [permanent dead link]
- ↑ http://www.ine.gob.ve/sintesisestadistica/estados/cojedes/cuadros/Poblacion4.xls [permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Alcalde de Municipio - ROMULO GALLEGOS". Archived from the original on 2012-02-17.
- ↑ "Elecciones 30 de julio de 2000 - directorio de alcaldes electos" [Elections July 30, 2000 - directory of elected mayors] (PDF) (in Spanish). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-10-02. Retrieved 2008-03-14.
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